Tested: 2023 LucidMotors Air Touring hits the sweet spot:
The Touring, which at 10 paces looks identical to the higher-trim variants, deviates in one crucial way that reverberates up and down the spec sheet: Its underfloor battery consists of 18 modules instead of 22. That drops its capacity to 92.0 kWh, but the loss of those four modules gives back rear-seat footwell room and provides a considerably more luxurious experience for passengers.
HIGHS: Abundantly quick, impeccably smooth ride, better rear-passenger experience than longer-range models. The smaller battery helps shed 270 pounds, and the 5012-pound Touring indeed feels lighter on its feet in corners. Its lateral grip is a tick better at 0.93 g, while 70-mph panic stops are just four feet longer at 167 feet. Our Touring's 20-inch Michelin Pilot Sport EV summer tires are fractionally more supple than the Dream's 21-inch Pirellis, but otherwise the two cars' dynamics mirror each other.
The dead-ahead sense you get from the steering is quite pronounced, and it inspires enough confidence that we felt more comfortable using the steer-it-yourself adaptive cruise setting on the interstate instead of the Highway Assist lane-centering function that's part of the $10,000 DreamDrive Pro option.
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